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Post by Catherine Sun Chips on Jun 15, 2011 9:21:40 GMT -8
Ah, I forgot about RHCP. Honestly, I'd love to see them live. So long as they only played everything prior to Californication.
My bro's seen them a few times because he's, well, a bro. But he said he's enjoyed seeing them perform live.
then again, this is also coming from someone who is a die-hard Incubus fan...
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Post by Pea on Jun 15, 2011 9:29:41 GMT -8
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Post by davers on Jun 15, 2011 9:56:10 GMT -8
Much like I feel the need to hype bands that I think are fantastic and more or less unknown, I feel like downplaying bands that are overly popular in my opinion. Otherwise known as "hipster backlash". Only if they are basking in underserved popularity. If someone said Radiohead is one of the best bands in the world I would just nod. If someone says U2 is one of the best bands in the world, I would argue because I dont think they are. It doesnt really matter if I think they suck or if I think they are alright. I still dont they they are near the top. And like I said, popular bands are forced on the world, so even though there are lots of bands worse than U2 out there, the fact that I have to listen to them pretty much every day makes me tired of them. Its like that friend you sort of like. See him once or twice a month, he's an alright guy; see him 5 times a week and all of the sudden you hate his guts.
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Post by stamper on Jun 15, 2011 10:10:35 GMT -8
Whether you like them or not, (and no one is telling you that you have to like them) U2 is one of the most important bands over the past 35 years. Period. End of argument.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jun 15, 2011 10:11:59 GMT -8
I saw Bowie back in '96. It was entertaining as hell. I particularly liked the (NSFW reading coming up here folks) full on porno cumshots on the video screen during Fame, juxtaposed with the little girls watching from Daddy's shoulders. "Daddy, what's she DOING?" So so so bad... I now envy you. I rode the bus to Edgefield (music venue outside of Portland) last year, my first time doing that. I didn't know what stop to get off at, so after an hour commute (seriously), I jumped up to the front to ask the driver to let me off near Edgefield. He asked me who was playing, so I told him an old fart, Bob Dylan, and he started going off about music. He was from England, and told me he used to see David Bowie for $5. I wish I had sat in the front the entire trip, because that bus driver knew his shit about old skool music, and he had a cool accent. This board is missing an old fart. Ooooh Prince is a good one. Mutha fukin Prince. If you don't like Prince, you either have no soul, or you are taking the term "hipster" way too serious. I was lucky enough to catch him live about seven years ago, and it was amazing.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jun 15, 2011 10:14:18 GMT -8
Whether you like them or not, (and no one is telling you that you have to like them) U2 is one of the most important bands over the past 35 years. Period. End of argument. Yup. In terms of significance, talent, artistic influence and presence they belong on a list with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Radiohead. The Beatles occupy their own list. The Beatles were a Never Before, Never Again thing.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jun 15, 2011 10:16:39 GMT -8
I've said it before, but since I'm still fucking furious about it I'll say it again: I had tickets to that Bowie tour in '96. Bowie with fucking Nine Inch Nails. The Earthling tour, which remains one of my favorite Bowie records. And my mom wouldn't let me go.
I was so totally not allowed to listen to NIN when I was fifteen. I kept a cassette of Pretty Hate Machine hidden in the glove compartment of my old Benz and my dad found it and took it away.
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Post by stamper on Jun 15, 2011 10:19:49 GMT -8
Whether you like them or not, (and no one is telling you that you have to like them) U2 is one of the most important bands over the past 35 years. Period. End of argument. Yup. In terms of significance, talent, artistic influence and presence they belong on a list with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Radiohead. The Beatles occupy their own list. The Beatles were a Never Before, Never Again thing. Look at the Facts!...
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Post by StormyPinkness on Jun 15, 2011 10:24:22 GMT -8
Whether you like them or not, (and no one is telling you that you have to like them) U2 is one of the most important bands over the past 35 years. Period. End of argument. This is a true statement.
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Post by davers on Jun 15, 2011 10:30:26 GMT -8
Whether you like them or not, (and no one is telling you that you have to like them) U2 is one of the most important bands over the past 35 years. Period. End of argument. I can agree with that. I still have no interest in seeing them live or voluntarily listening to their music, I get my fill in day to day life. I won't try to argue their importance though.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Jun 15, 2011 10:34:34 GMT -8
Where is it that you are constantly inundated with U2?
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Post by davers on Jun 15, 2011 10:38:42 GMT -8
Everywhere. Canucks games, bars, the radio (I drive work cars lots, which limits me to radio and all 3 stations I listen to play U2 semi regularly), movies every now and then, probably a TV show or two.
And its really only the same 5 or 10 songs, so that just makes it worse.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jun 15, 2011 10:45:48 GMT -8
So do you base your opinion of Pink Floyd on "Money" and the fact that it is played on the quarter hour on every FM station in the world? That's not really fair.
And please don't say that you don't have an opinion of Pink Floyd, please just don't say it.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Jun 15, 2011 10:46:00 GMT -8
Wow. I heard 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' at the bar the other day and got super excited. I never hear U2.
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Post by stamper on Jun 15, 2011 10:49:25 GMT -8
honestly, i never hear old U2 on the radio --- all i get is It's a Beautiful Day and Vertigo
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Post by Cbats on Jun 15, 2011 10:57:28 GMT -8
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Post by Geoff on Jun 15, 2011 10:58:19 GMT -8
I saw Metallica when I was 14 and it is still one of the most boring shows I've been to. wut I didn't know any Godsmack either, and I thought they were great. WUT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2011 11:02:50 GMT -8
Haha oh Geno..
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Post by davers on Jun 15, 2011 11:07:19 GMT -8
So do you base your opinion of Pink Floyd on "Money" and the fact that it is played on the quarter hour on every FM station in the world? That's not really fair. And please don't say that you don't have an opinion of Pink Floyd, please just don't say it. Pink Floyd is possibly my favourite band of all time. I get sick of hearing Money sometimes, but I probably dont hear it as much as some U2 songs. I dont dislike U2 because I hear them so much, I just dont think they are THAT good. I put them somewhere in the middle of huge bands in the world. There are certainly popular bands that are worse, but I think there are lots that are better too. I kinda like U2. I hear them a lot, I get sick of them. I really like bands like Radiohead, Floyd, the Stones... so its a lot harder for me to get sick of them. Go back to my friend analogy. Friends you sort of like, you see every now and then, you dont get sick of each other and everyone is happy. With your best friends, you can spend days in a row with them and everyone is happy. Imagine that friend you only want to see on occasion moves in with you and sleeps on your couch for 3 weeks. All of the sudden, his little tendancies that were a little annoying before are full blown disasters. I hear U2 (invoulentarly) more than Radiohead, Pink Floyd and The Beatles combined. You guys apparently dont, so I guess it might be tough to see where I'm coming from.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Jun 15, 2011 11:10:34 GMT -8
What were you hoping for? There are some good songs on there but definitely there are others I would like to hear.
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